Honor of Kings wraps Esports World Cup appearance with KPL crowned as champs
Upcoming HoK Championship taking place in Indonesia
- The Esports World Cup has wrapped, with Honor of Kings' appearance seeing KPL crowned champs
- They'll join LGD Gaming in taking home a share of the $3m prize pool
- And that's not all, as right around the corner is the main Championship in Indonesia
With the Esports World Cup now officially wrapped, Honor of Kings' own event saw Korean competitors KPL Dream Team crowned as champs. They and LGD Gaming will both take home the lion's share of a $3 million prize pool at the inaugural event, which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
But this isn't even close to the end of the esports season of 2024 for Honor of Kings. The upcoming 2024 Honor of Kings Championship, set to take place in October, will pit 16 of the best teams from around the globe against one another. Taking place in Indonesia, it'll feature all these teams duking it out in the hit MOBA for a shot at a $1m prize pool.
You may remember that the Esports World Cup is the first of its kind, spinning out from Saudi Arabia's Gamers8 event. It's attracted attendees from numerous high-profile games like PUBG Mobile, Free Fire and, of course, Honor of Kings.
It seems that Honor of Kings' appearance is a bit of a double-edged sword. Because on the one hand, it's immediately followed by the 'main' championship in October, but that itself has a smaller prize pool on offer.
It's been clear from the start, of course, that the Esports World Cup is as much a PR exercise by devs and the government of Saudi Arabia to turn the country into an esports capital, but will it work? Or is it just an expensive white elephant?
We'll have to wait and see, but in the meantime if you're looking for games to play why not check out our list of the best mobile games of 2024 (so far)?
And if you need even more, you can always mark your calendar with some from our other list of the most anticipated mobile games of the year!
